Ukunqongophala kwepetroli eNelson Mandela Bay, eMpuma Koloni kuyanda, uphando olukhawulezileyo lubonisa ukuba ikota yamashishini ahlolisisiweyo ajongene nolwabiwo.
Uphando olukhawulezileyo olwenziwe yiNdlu yoshishino eNelson Mandela Bay lubonise ukuba umyinge wamashumi amabini anesihlanu ekhulwini (25%) abaphenduli abakwazi ukufikelela kwipetroli, kwaye u-26% axela ukuba izinto ezifunekayo ziyalinganiselwa.
Amashishini angamashumi amahlanu anesithathu (53) aphendule kuphando.
Amashishini ahlukeneyo angachaza ukufikelela kwipetroli ngokweemfuno zawo zokusebenza. Kwishishini elincinci, kunokuthetha ukukwazi ukuzalisa kwigaraji yasekuhlaleni, ngelixa kwihotele, kunokubhekisa ekubeni nedizili egcinwe kwindawo.
Ingqonyela yeNelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber uDenise van Huyssteen uthe ingxabano eMbindi Mpuma (Middle East) inefuthe ngqo kwiimarike zeoyile zehlabathi, nto leyo eyonyuse kakhulu amaxabiso epetroli kwihlabathi liphela, kuquka eMzantsi Afrika naseNelson Mandela Bay.
“Iqela liqaphele ukuba abanye abathengisi bepetroli basekuhlaleni basebenzisa irhafu eyongezelelweyo yepetroli njengempendulo ethe ngqo kwingxabano eqhubekayo, kunye nokuguquguquka kwayo kwiimarike zeoyile zehlabathi, nto leyo echaphazela iindleko zepetroli zasekuhlaleni kunye nokufumaneka kwazo,” utshilo uVan Huyssteen.
Okwenza kube nzima ngakumbi lo mngeni kukunyuka okulindelweyo kwerhafu yepetroli kunye neengozi zendlela, ukususela ngomhla wokuqala kuTshazimpuzi.
Ukunyuka kwexabiso lepetroli kwiveki ezayo kunokuba phakathi kwezona ziphezulu kwimbali yaseMzantsi Afrika, kunye noxinzelelo oluqhubekayo lokunyuka kwamaxabiso njengoko iindleko zothutho zinyuka kuqoqosho.
Abasebenzi kunye nabahambi ngeenyawo baya kujongana neendleko zokunyuka ukuya emsebenzini nakwezinye iindawo. Kusenjalo Alabakhenkethi banokunciphisa okanye barhoxise uhambo lwabo ngenxa yokunyuka kwezothutho kunye nezinye iindleko.
